A British supermarket chain has removed use-by dates on some milk bottles, in an effort to reduce food wastage by allowing customers more time to finish their milk at their own discretion. 7NEWS
in an effort to reduce food wastage by allowing customers more time to finish their milk at their own discretion.
While use-by dates are an indicator of product safety, best-before dates are a recommendation on freshness.The UK government’s Food Standards Agency said the type of label required for milk products varied across companies. Sustainability charity Waste and Resources Action Programme praised Marks & Spencer, saying an estimated almost 490 million pints of milk was wasted annually — mostly because it is not consumed before the “use-by date”, after which most people consider it is unsafe to drink even if it still smells fresh.
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